19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame antique train (Type laid in opposite directions

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There are two marks on the back edge of the top

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and to me eye and sensibility completely charming

and the boxes itself closes tight and flush

19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame antique train (Type laid in opposite directionsA sweet and lovely old folk art reverse glass tinsel painting, c. 1870s or so I believe, found in upstate NY near Albany, forever enclosed in its original, painted frame, wood back nailed on. With metallic foil backing the glass (in this case all silver), these were made to be viewed by by candlelight, such that the foil would shimmer and lend the painting a three dimensional effect. (Site responsive context activated 19th c. folk art!) I especially